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thememegeneration:

nicky36:

hoppypoppy:

What really annoys me to no end is the fact that I feel the need to go in and edit my previous post to explain that my son is still just a toddler and he’s not like 5 or 6 or something and he only breastfed until he was 27 months old and then only 3 times a week before his naps and I wanted him to wean himself but he just wouldn’t and and and…

That makes me incredibly sad, that I would feel the need to “explain” something normal and healthy and beneficial that I did for my child, simply because our culture considers breasts to be fun bags, useful only for the pleasure of men.

Something is very broken in our society.

My daughter breastfed until she was 3. She pretty much weaned herself with just a little encouragement. I’m sick of telling people the WHO suggests breastfeeding until AT LEAST 2 years old. Even with all the science backing up how beneficial it is, people are freaked out by it. It is discouraging.

And, y’know, I never got the argument from men on this. “What, honey? You’re the only one who can get up and feed the baby at night? Well, ok, I’ll sleep, then. If you say so.”

It’s not as simple as that, of course (though it does NOT take long to learn to change a diaper without really waking up to do it), but I really don’t get the opposition. Cheaper, easier, quicker, more convenient (for a time), and healthier.  The downside is what, exactly?

I think that breast feeding is a wonderful thing. The problem that I had with it is THE EXACT opposite of the problems that everyone else here seems to have. Mainly, I was made to feel guilty for not breast feeding. So many disappointing ‘tut tuts’ from other women when they found out that I did not breast feed. “Don’t you know it’s healthiest for your baby?” “Don’t you know your depriving your baby of nutrients that formula cannot give?” As a new mom (and as I think all new moms can attest to), I was made to feel guilty about every little decision I made with respect to raising my kid. So, I think I speak for all of us when I say “Back the fuck off.” We all raise our children differently and guess what, for the majority of them, they turn out great. Breast feed them until they’re 5 - I don’t care. Don’t breast feed them, I don’t care. Just let us moms do the best we can with what scarce resources and training we have. We all promise to try our best (or is it breast?).